M6.2 earthquake Fiji region
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 8:56 AM GMT+13 (19:56 UTC), 588 km (365 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (mww), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-26 19:56:44 UTC
- Depth
- 588.0 km (365.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 21.047° S, 178.959° W
- Region
- Fiji
- Strongest shaking
- I, not felt shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 6.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 273°, dip 16°, rake -64°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 66°, dip 76°, rake -97°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From modeling of broad-band P waveforms
- Station coverage gap
- 17°
- Stations used
- 374
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.2 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3Fiji region · 2802 days ago · 583 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 2801 days ago · 585 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 2797 days ago · 586 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2789 days ago · 614 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 2789 days ago · 545 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 2786 days ago · 579 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.4Fiji region · 2784 days ago · 598 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2780 days ago · 605 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.5Fiji region · 2777 days ago · 615 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 2770 days ago · 658 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2766 days ago · 527 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 2765 days ago · 570 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.6299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2759 days ago · 489 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 2754 days ago · 600 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.3292 km SE of Levuka, Fiji · 2754 days ago · 664 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 2752 days ago · 600 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2751 days ago · 606 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.2299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2750 days ago · 481 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 2749 days ago · 590 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 2743 days ago · 544 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j98z (also filed as iscgem614617848). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.